Today is ‘Ashuraa’, a day we fast in commemoration of our beloved Prophet Musa’s safe escape from Fir’awn and his tyranny. I would like to share...
By Ghaithย al-Khatib [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he flags of the oppressors flutter in the wind, surrounding their increasingly desperate prey. More and more of them appear as the combined...
In verse 77, the final verse of the 25th chapter of the Qurโan; Sลซrah al-Furqฤn, Allah says, โSay, โWhat would my Lord care for you if...
Byย Sumbel Gilani This year is my first Ramadanย in four yearsย when I am neither pregnant nor breastfeeding. Consequently, it is my first time fasting as a mother....
by Zuneera Masood First day of Ramadan and you are excited when you see a fellow Muslim. You nod and feel this mutual connection that โweโre...
The chapter of Light contains the verse of light; one of the most commented upon verses in the Qurโan. In verse 35, Allah sets forth a...
Zakat, that economic act of worship often paid in Ramadan we regard as the third pillar of Islam, is increasingly becoming a hollow shell. If you’d...
By Nura Fahzy Iโm not ashamed when I say this, because itโs real and both genders need to be aware of it. Ready? Periods are a...
โWhen we were young, every Ramadan, we had to complete one recitation of the Quran because my dad made us. There was no question of not...
By Maysaaย Fahour โIโm starving,โ is uttered from my mouth at least a dozen times a day during Ramadan. Other things like, โWhy?โ and, โI canโt evenโฆโ...